DEVOTION: The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time.. The Lord regretted that he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled." Genesis 6:5-6 (The Story pg. 8)
Yesterday I was getting increasingly angry at my 5th grade basketball team. They were acting goofy and weren't taking practice seriously. They didn't listen when I gave them instructions and kept doing the same wrong things over and over again. Even Gus, who is usually paying attention, was running around like a chicken with his head cut off. I made them run. That didn't work. I yelled at them. That didn't work. Nothing I tried was going to change them yesterday. Man, I can't wait till they get back to school and get into a regular routine again. I was so frustrated. The whole rest of the night I was grumpy and grumbling about everything.
I imagine that this, in a much bigger way, is how God feels toward us. He is standing there, like a coach, trying to tell us the right way to go, giving us instruction, motivating us to go the right way and do the right thing, and all we want to do is climb the walls and act like idiots.
The good news about all of this is that He knew we wouldn't win the game on our own. We would lose it every time. If left up to our own will and our own ability, we would get run over by the devil. That is why He took the ball into His own hands and sent His Son into the game. Jesus is, was, and always will be the star of this game we call life on earth. He is the one who took the devil down. He is the one who suffered, died, and rose again for us.
How, since we are filled with the Holy Spirit and Christ lives in us by virtue of our baptisms and our faith in Christ, let us throw all that nonsense, called sin, off of us. Let's get our heads in the game and do what God has called us to do, to live our lives to His glory because we are saved!
Let us pray: Thank you, Lord Jesus, for winning the game for us. Amen.
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YESTERDAY'S QUIZ: What did God create on day four?
On the fourth day God created the Sun, the Moon and the Stars. I found this on page 2 of The story and in Genesis 1:14-19. (Great job Dianne!!)_________________________________________________________________________________________
TODAY'S QUIZ: How many days did the ark float on the water before is came to rest on Mt. Ararat?___________________________________________________________________________________CALENDAR:Wed- Jonesburg nursing home worship 10am; Choir 7pm
Thurs- Confirmation 5-6:15; Parents meeting for Steak Dinner 6:30; High School Bible Study 7
Fri- Bible Study at Hendershots 7pm
Sat- Bible Study 4pm; worship 5pm
Sun- worship 8:30 and 11; Sunday school and Bible class 9:45; Elders meeting noon; Widows group 1pm; High School Bible Study 5pm
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WORSHIP WORKERS FOR THIS COMING WEEKEND
Acolytes- 8:30- Ian Brunson; 11- Jacob Winn
Altar guild- Set up Marilyn Foster and Sue Ruhl; Clean up Joanne Hachtel
Greeters- 8:30- John Fahrni; 11- Joan Sexton
Elders- Sat- John Hachtel; 8:30- Don Turnure; 11- Dave Winter
Lay Readers- Sat- John Hachtel; Sun- Jo Fahrni
Sat. Pianist- Kathy Barrow
Ushers- Don Hance, Rich Boeger, Don Weigle, Don Tate
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NEWS: CONFIRMATION IS THURSDAY AT 5PM!!
Make sure you are ready for your test over the Apostles' Creed and that you have read chapter one of the The Story!!
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YOUTH PARENT'S MEETING AT 6:30 TO PLAN THE STEAK DINNER AND AUCTIONAll parents of seventh through twelfth graders are expected to be there for this VERY IMPORTANT MEETING!! Be there!!
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HIGH SCHOOL KIDS MEETING AT 7PM THURSDAY!!Bring your book with you as we begin our study of The Story!!!
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HELP FOR PARENTS TO GUIDE THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH THE STORYA big part of The Story experience is that the whole family grows together in it as each person in the family reads it, you will all literally be on the same page. yet, it may be hard to get discussion going or to help you get started together. Are you looking for a way to connect with your kids as they and you read The Story together? There's help!
If you click the link below you will find parent pages for all age groups that you can use to connect with your kids at least once a week. Whenever your "together" time is, make it productive. It is a .pdf file of parent pages that goes from lesson one all the way through 31. Check it out and tell me what you think. I think they are excellent!!
https://assets1.mytrainsite.com/501196/the_story_parentpages_weeks1_31.pdf?r=1438 _______________________________________________________________________________________________
INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS IS RESCHEDULED FOR THIS COMING WEEKEND!!Please make plans to attend and receive a blessing from God as you either begin a new assignment or continue on in your service to the Lord!
____________________________________________________________________________________________________NEW BIBLE STUDY DAY AND TIME ADDED TO THE SCHEDULEIn order to give everyone a chance to participate fully in The Story we have added a Saturday afternoon Bible study at 4pm. This is especially good for those who normally attend worship on Saturday evening, but is for EVERYONE who wants to attend!!
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MEN'S BREAKFAST THIS SATURDAY, JAN 11, AT 8AM!!!Get the word out! Come and enjoy biscuits and gravy, sausage, and scrambled eggs! Stay for some good fellowship and time in Scripture and prayer!!________________________________________________________________________________________________ANY INTEREST IN STARTING A SMALL GROUP TO STUDY THE STORY?????If anyone is interested in starting a small group Bible Study, please call, text, or email me. I am ALWAYS OPEN FOR NEW IDEAS!!____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ELDER'S MEETING THIS SUNDAY AT NOON!!Please be there so we can start the new year off on the right foot!
______________________________________________________________________WIDOW'S GROUP IS MEETING AT 1PM THIS SUNDAY!!All widows of the church are invited to join! They will meet for lunch an then come back to church for a game of UNO. Contact Evelyn Sherman at 456-4734 for all the details!!
___________________________________________________________________________________________PRAYER REQUESTS: (If you have a prayer request please reply to this email or call me at 636-359-1061)DONNA HEITGERD recovering from a broken hip at St Joe's Hospital St. Charles Rehab.
WILMA WEIGLE as she continues to recover from pneumonia and other complications due to brain surgery.
LOUIS GOETZ, Linda Ketterer's dad, who is dealing with pneumonia.
PAMELA, a friend of Kathy Fischer, who is suffering with a different types of cancer and is recovering from surgery.
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